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  • jrkob
    • Jul 2022
    • 39

    #1

    Hey chaps !

    How do you do !

    I don't know how much information I should give, so here goes: I'm French, retired and living in Hong-Kong since the mid-90s with my wife and daughter.
    I haven't built a kit in... a long time, so I'm pretty much starting from scratch again. I do not have pictures of my old models to post sorry. I just built a Spitfire from Eduard a few years ago but it looked awful so I'd rather not humiliate myself by posting pictures :tears-of-joy: .

    In particular I have close to no experience with PE parts and hairbrushing, you'll likely see questions from me in these 2 areas. Amongst others.

    I have the following kits at home to be built:

    1) 1/350 USS Birmingham from Very Fire. With PE parts from Blue Ridge. Present from my wife and daughter for my birthday this year.
    2) 1/125 U-47 with interior from Revell. No PE parts. Present from my sister a few years ago. I'm a huge fan of submarines, hence the kit.
    3) 1/48 Voyager space probe from Hasegawa. With PE parts from Eduard. Present to myself lol a few years ago. I also love space exploration.

    I have started the hull of the USS Birmingham and while I'm waiting for some supplies to come in for this kit, I'm thinking of doing the Voyager kit to get me going on PE parts and hairburshing.

    I think that's about it.

    - Jean.

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  • Jim R
    SMF Supporters
    • Apr 2018
    • 15650
    • Jim
    • Shropshire

    #2
    Hi Jean
    Welcome to a very friendly, supportive forum. Ask any questions you may have and someone will be able to help.
    Jim

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    • Mark1
      • Apr 2021
      • 4156

      #3
      Welcome to the forum Jean.

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      • Airborne01
        • Mar 2021
        • 3940
        • Steve
        • Essex

        #4
        Welcome mate - HK is a place I've been to once or twice - you lucky man!
        Steve

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        • simontie
          SMF Supporters
          • Jan 2010
          • 1506

          #5
          Welcome great place great people great advice
          simon
          Why is common sense not so common?

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          • wotan
            SMF Supporters
            • May 2018
            • 1150

            #6
            Bienvenu Jean. tu vas trouve les reponses a toutes tes questions ici. Sois pas gene, on a tous eu les disatres avec nos maquettes. Surtout amuse toi.

            John

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            • The Smythe Meister
              • Jan 2019
              • 6248

              #7
              Originally posted by wotan
              Bienvenu Jean. tu vas trouve les reponses a toutes tes questions ici. Sois pas gene, on a tous eu les disatres avec nos maquettes. Surtout amuse toi.

              John
              Eh:thinking:?!!!!..........
              :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:

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              • Dave Ward
                SMF Supporters
                • Apr 2018
                • 10549

                #8
                Jean,
                welcome to the forum. You'll find lots of like minded people here, don't worry about not being able to show pics of your earlier builds - I'm certain that all of us have models that weren't photographed ( whatever the reason! ). I'm partial to warships, but I don't stick with one genre - I hop around...............
                Dave

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                • Ian M
                  Administrator
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 18264
                  • Ian
                  • Falster, Denmark

                  #9
                  Originally posted by wotan
                  Bienvenu Jean. tu vas trouve les reponses a toutes tes questions ici. Sois pas gene, on a tous eu les disatres avec nos maquettes. Surtout amuse toi.

                  John
                  Jeg vil gør dig opmærksom at forum sproget er Engelsk!
                  På forhånd tak.
                  Group builds

                  Bismarck

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                  • boatman
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Nov 2018
                    • 14450
                    • christopher
                    • NORFOLK UK

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Ian M
                    Jeg vil gør dig opmærksom at forum sproget er Engelsk!
                    På forhånd tak.
                    Originally posted by The Smythe Meister
                    Eh:thinking:?!!!!..........
                    :tears-of-joy::tears-of-joy:
                    Eh:thinking::rolling: ?!!!!!

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                    • PaulTRose
                      SMF Supporters
                      • Jun 2013
                      • 6451
                      • Paul
                      • Tattooine

                      #11
                      welcome


                      that voyager is one ive never seen before
                      Per Ardua

                      We'll ride the spiral to the end and may just go where no ones been

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                      • boatman
                        SMF Supporters
                        • Nov 2018
                        • 14450
                        • christopher
                        • NORFOLK UK

                        #12
                        Originally posted by beowulf
                        welcome


                        that voyager is one ive never seen before
                        SAME HERE

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                        • langy71
                          SMF Supporters
                          • Apr 2018
                          • 1947
                          • Chris
                          • Nottingham

                          #13
                          Welcome to the madhouse Jean,

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                          • papa 695
                            Moderator
                            • May 2011
                            • 22769

                            #14
                            Hi Jean and welcome to the forum.

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                            • jrkob
                              • Jul 2022
                              • 39

                              #15
                              Originally posted by beowulf
                              welcome


                              that voyager is one ive never seen before
                              Thanks for the welcome fellas !

                              I post a picture of the Voyager kit, as well as the corresponding PE parts from Eduard. The kit itself looks very simple even by my standard, let's see about the PE parts.

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